Santa Sightings | Where to Find Santa in Augusta, Aiken & CSRA
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas! Soon the CSRA will be buzzing with holiday cheer and we want to help your family have a memorable holiday season. Be sure to check out our Christmas and Holiday Guide! It has Christmas lights, Christmas tree farms, and much more!
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Last Update: November 11, 2024
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Santa Sightings in the CSRA
Places to Get Professional Photos with Santa
Pictures with Santa at Augusta Mall
Dates: November 22 – December 24th
Times: You Can Stand in Line or Book Ahead (Click Link Above)
Location: The Augusta Mall
Merry Market
Dates: December 15
Times: 4 PM – 8 PM
Location: Rooted Coffeehouse – Evans Towne Center
Cost: $40
Purchase tickets from our website for the Cookies with Santa experience. Each ticket gets you a five minute meet + greet with Santa, two professional photos captured by Samantha Floyd + a freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookie.
Sensory Santa at Flack Chiropractic
Dates: December 7
Times: 9 AM – 5 PM
Location: Flack Chiropractic – Evans
Cost: Free
Your private visit with Santa will offer a reserved spot just for your child, weighted blankets, and fidget toys. No crowds, no music, no spotlight! Wheelchair accessible and optional seating available. MUST CALL TO RESERVE A SPOT- NO WALK-INS
PHOTOS WITH SANTA @ LE CHAT NOIR
Dates: December 14 & 15
Times: 11 AM – 2 PM
Location: Le Chat Noir – Downtown Augusta
Cost: $25
We wanted to break from convention, as we tend to do; this is not the Coca-cola Santa that EVERYBODY does. Ours is a working Santa tinkering away in his shop making lists and checking them twice, building toys, and being his general lovable self. Bring your kids, and/or your pet, and/or your friends, or even just you; hang with Santa and get your picture made.
Breakfast With Santa
PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Date: December 7
Time: 8 AM – 11 AM
Location: Mercy Church – Aiken, SC
Come join us for a fundraiser to help provide Christmas for local children in Aiken County! Santa will be there and you can have photos printed for $5!
Cookies With Santa
Date: December 8
Time: 2 PM – 4 PM
Location: Aiken County YMCA – Graniteville
Bring your families out, get beautiful pictures of Santa and the kids, build gingerbread nativity scenes together with the family and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies!
Breakfast With Santa
Date: December 8
Time: 9 AM
Location: Dave and Buster Augusta
Forget the long lines at the mall. There’s no better place to meet Mr. Claus! Your kids can play games & get a photo with Santa. It’s a win-win! Tickets required.
Breakfast With Santa
Date: December 7
Time: 9 AM
Location: Jackson Community Center
The Town of Jackson is hosting it’s annual Breakfast With Santa. Join us for a pancake breakfast and a visitor from the North Pole. Santa will arrive at 9:30 AM. Please bring your camera for photos with Santa.
Breakfast & A Book with the Clauses
Date: December 14
Time: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior & Youth Center – Aiken SC
HO! HO! HO! Santa & Mrs. Claus are visiting Aiken to be at Breakfast & Book with the Clauses. This holiday event will consist of breakfast, crafts, and a story time with Mrs. Claus. Santa Claus will also be making a special appearance, so don’t forget to bring your letters to Santa.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 
Date: December 14
Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Location: Emma’s Breakfast Cafe – Thomson, GA
Santa Clause is coming to Emma’s & you don’t want to miss it. Bring your own Camera & all the little ones to let Santa know what they’d like for Christmas 🎄
Events Where Santa is Making An Appearance
MERRY MISCHIEF HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
Date: November 23
Time: 2 PM – 8 PM
Location: Back To Nature Garden Center – Augusta
Take photos with elves, fairies, and Santa all together under one area. Crafts, hot chocolate, Santa workshop & more!
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL WITH SANTA
Date: November 23
Time: 1 PM – 4 PM
Location: Bernie Ward Community Center
This event is free to the public. Photos with Santa, Christmas Giveaway, Musical Chairs, Vendors & More!
COOKIES WITH SANTA
Date: November 24
Time: 2 PM – 4 PM
Location: Grace UMC – N. Augusta
Santa, Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Crafts, and Gingerbread Decorating!
CANDY CANE LANE
Date: December 7
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: Grace Church of Aiken
Join us at Candy Cane Lane to meet Santa and Mrs. Clause!
SANTA VISITS NAPEDS!
Date: December 7
Time: 2 PM – 4 PM
Location: N. Augusta Pediatrics
Santa comes to visit NAPeds! We’ve loved having Santa the last couple of years and are so looking forward to this year! We will have some ornament crafts for kids to make while they wait for Santa. Can’t wait to see all of the sweet children! 
SANTA IS HERE!
Date: December 7
Time: 9 AM-Noon
Location: Communigraphics – N. Augusta
Meet with Santa in his own private office! No lines (wait in our kids MOVIE room)! Free to the community as our Christmas gift! Bring your smiles, your wish list and your own cameras!
SANTA’S VISIT TO CHICK-FIL-A NORTH AUGUSTA
Date: December 11
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Location: Chick-fil-A – N. Augusta
Take a picture with Santa by our professional photographer or snap a photo from your phone. Write a letter to Santa, make an ornament, and enjoy Chick-fil-A coloring sheets!
AFTERNOON WITH SANTA
Date: December 13
Time: 3 PM – 4 PM, 4 PM – 5 PM & 5 PM – 6 PM
Location: Village Kin Play Cafe – N. Augusta
Cookies, hot chocolate, letter writing, crafts, and more! You can pick a time slot for play as well. $25/per child.
CHRISTMAS GATHERING
Date: December 13
Time: 5 PM – 8 PM
Location: Purple Hull Cafe – N. Augusta
Join us for smores, Hot Cocoa, Santa, and more for a family fun event.
COOKIES WITH SANTA
Date: December 13
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Location: Autumn Grace Boutique – N. Augusta
Join us for cookies with Santa and rock your best Christmas pajamas to get 10% off your purchase!
CHRISTMAS BLAST
Date: December 15
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Location: Stevens Creek Baptist Church
We will have free pictures with Santa, food trucks, and the best firework show in town.
CHRISTMAS @ CHICK-FIL-A THOMSON
Date: December 19
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
Location: Chick Fil A Thompson
Join us in the dining room for this special event. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be joining us for the evening. We will have crafts, pictures with Santa, letters with Santa Cow, and more!
Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s
Date: Now – December 24
Time: During Store Hours
Location: Cabela’s – Augusta, Ga
Free Photo with Santa and holiday crafts!!
TINSELTOWN FOREST
Date: November 30
Time: 10 AM – 6 PM
Location: Jackson Square – N. Augusta
Fresh Cut Tree/Wreaths, Smores & Hot Beverages, Music, Santa, and More!
5TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS KICKOFF PARTY
Date: November 30
Time: 2PM – 4 PM
Location: Little Red Fox Shop – Aiken SC
Enjoy shopping, festive entertainment, snacks, and free pictures with Santa and his Mrs.
FORT GORDON CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND TREE LIGHTING
Date: December 5
Time: 4 PM – 8 PM
Location: Barton Field – Fort Eisenhower
Hayrides, kids’ crafts, live Christmas caroling, a tree lighting ceremony, and more. Warm up by the large bonfire and enjoy free pizza from Domino’s, Coca-Cola beverages, and cookies & cocoa (while supplies last) starting at 4 pm. Meet Santa.
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING WITH SANTA
Date: December 6
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
Location: Village at Woodside – Aiken
Capture your favorite moments with Santa, sip hot chocolate from The Village Café, and sing along to holiday carols by Nicole Marie Quinn.
Grovetown Annual Christmas Festival
Date: December 7
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Grovetown Leisure and Recreation
Join us for the Annual Grovetown Christmas Festival. This event will include entertainment by local bands, dance/chorus groups. We will also have a Christmas Market with craft, food, and other vendors available for holiday shopping. We will light the Tree (we have a NEW tree this year) and turn on all of the other holiday lights within the City at the end of the evening. Last but certainly not least the Big Man in the Red Suit, Santa will be present for pictures and he’s bringing the SNOW too.
SANTA VISIT AT GROVETOWN CFA
Date: December 7
Time: 5:00 PM – 7 PM
Location: Grovetown CFA
Come visit and take pictures with Santa! Be sure to get into the holiday spirit with this fantastic evening!
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Date: December 7
Time: 9:00 AM – 12 PM
Location: Columbia County Exhibition Center – Grovetown
There will be food, games, face painting, cookies, characters and of course pictures with Santa.
CHRISTMAS AT HOPELANDS
Date: December 14-23
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Hopelands Gardens – Aiken SC
Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch will become illuminated with over 100,000 twinkling lights! There will be nightly entertainment, hot cocoa, cider, cookies, and s’mores. Santa will be at Rye Patch with free crafts for children.
Auggies Holiday Buzzar
Date: December 14
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: SRP Park
Holiday Market With Santa, Inflatables, and Hot Cocoa!
Santa @ Wife Saver
Date: December 14
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Wife Saver Furys Ferry
Pictures With Santa
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